Saturday Surfing: April 29th, 2017

If we didn’t have company over (Connor’s grandparents have a playdate with Ms. Thang), I’d be parked on the couch, playing with palettes and watching Midsomer Muders ALL DAY LONG.

I totally blame Jessica for this. She mentioned the show on Facebook, so I gave it a go, and now I’m straight-up obsessed.

It’s a detective show set in a rural U.K. village where you might think the most dramatic thing to happen would be someone getting a flat bicycle tire, but noooo! All sorts of sordid things churn in the village’s seedy underbelly… People are dying left and right of unnatural causes!

It’s pretty slow paced, even though creepy stuff happens, so it isn’t terribly stressful. I love it. I watched it every night this week tucked under a blanket with a cup of Sleepytime tea.

Anywho, that’s what I’m binging.

In other news…here are some things that caught my makeup-lovin’ eye this week.

The search for Frida Kahlo at CVS continues (on that note, I’m quoted a few times in this piece).

Are you one of those people who goes nuts every time you see the word “sequence” mistakenly used in place of “sequins”?

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Karen, it’s way, way early, but I’ve been watching “The Nanny” and it occurred to me that Fran Fine could be your Halloween costume for this year. You’re as funny as she is.Chris25 recently posted … Sephora VIB Rouge 2017 Haul II

Glad you’re enjoying Midsomer, it’s actually a county full of villages (filmed in my locality) where all sorts of murders take place for all sorts of batty reasons. If you watch “Judgement Day” you’ll see Orlando Bloom meet a sticky end at the end of a pitchfork!

Oh my goodness, Jane! You live (near) there! I read it was a real, re-named location on Wikipedia, but wasn’t sure if I could believe it! I’ve discovered the show is on Amazon Video so have just amped up my binge-watching! ?

Hi Kathleen, yes some of the filming locations are near where I live, specifically Henley-on-Thames and Mapledurham. I go to Henley pretty often because my nearest Space NK is there! If you have a look at http://www.midsomermurders.org there is a comprehensive guide to the real life filming locations and details of which episodes they appear in. There is actually a real life town called Midsomer Norton in Somerset, maybe that’s where the author got her inspiration for the place names! Enjoy!

Jane! That’s so great – must be lovely where you live. The landscaping and houses on the show are so picturesque! Thanks for the info – I’m going to go on the link for sure and feed my Midsomer mania more! : )

Karen,
Greetings from NJ!
I will personally take you to Bergdorfs and give you the tour while they make our personal Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer.
When are you coming to NY???
xoxo
Anne Marie (and little Rose)

If you like Midsomer Murders, you need to watch Grantchester. Like, immediately. It’s got the gossipy-small-village-with-a-bizarrely-disproportionate-number-of-violent-murders thing going on, but it’s much sexier, because James Norton is yummy.

That’s too funny, I’ve been watching Midsomer Murders for weeks! I was in need of a crime show that would be relaxing and that’s exactly what it is! For the past few months I’ve been avoiding realistic drama and dystopian future kind of shows – I feel like reality is hard enough to handle, thank you very much… I’m at season, like, 11. How far are you in the show Karen?Lulle recently posted … #FrenchFriday : Cologne all the way for Mother’s Day?

Hahaha, awesome! Pretty sure I’ve seen every Midsomer Murder (with the original Barnaby). It is always on TV here and has contributed to my warped view of England. What do you mean the whole country doesn’t look like Midsomer?? So easy to watch. Enjoy your bingeing!